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grown to the other part, and to have broken away 
when yon took it out ? 
Compare the parts you have got with Fig. 222. 
Fig. 222. 
Albumen. Embryo. 
Em'bryo.— The young plant contained in a seed. 
Albt/men, Endosperm.— The material in wdiich 
the embryo is imbedded. 
What names are given to the two parts of the 
body of a seed of Indian corn ? 
Which is the embryo in your specimen % Which 
is the albumen ? 
Now examine the kernel of a pea or bean. Can 
you separate this into two parts without breaking it 
somewhere ? 
Compare it with Fig. 223. 
Fig. 223. 
Embryo. 
What name is given to the entire kernel ? What 
part, found in the Indian corn, is missing here ? 
Look at the body of a seed of four-o’clock and see 
how many and what parts it has. Look also at the 
body of a pumpkin-seed. 
